| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 13 pts. SG - James Echevarria (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Fisher (fresh) PF - George Whaley (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Samuel Williams (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kevin Doucette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Hodge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Tony Michaelson | 26-24 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | Tony Michaelson steals it from Timothy Hodge | 26-24 |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | James Echevarria hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-24 |
| 18:46 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher grabs the offensive board | 26-24 |
| 18:22 | Kentucky | James Echevarria misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 18:20 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson tips it in | 28-24 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams drills a 3 from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 17:27 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | James Echevarria gets the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson is fouled on the floor by Brian Gardner - foul #2 on Brian Gardner, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Joe Smith - foul #2 on Joe Smith, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Joe Smith snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | Joe Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Echevarria | 29-27 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson tips it but misses | 29-27 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Brian Gardner | 29-27 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Echevarria (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Fisher (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Whaley (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Samuel Williams (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Kevin Doucette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Hodge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Gardner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | Joe Smith comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 29-27 |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | Brian Gardner grabs the offensive board | 29-27 |
| 15:18 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette can't tip it in | 29-27 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | James Echevarria misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Doucette - foul #2 on Kevin Doucette, team foul #3 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG), Ralph Tindle (SG), John Hultgren (PF) Tony Michaelson, Michael Fisher, George Whaley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | James Echevarria makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | James Echevarria misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee | Joe Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on John Hultgren - foul #1 on John Hultgren, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Fisher (SF) James Echevarria | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 14:25 | Kentucky | John Hultgren grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette is hacked by David Crickenberger - foul #3 on David Crickenberger, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG), George Whaley (PF) David Crickenberger, John Hultgren | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:17 | Tennessee | Michael Fisher picks off the pass by Kevin Doucette | 30-27 |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson misses the lay-in | 30-27 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee | Brian Gardner hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Williams | 30-29 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Samuel Williams - foul #3 on Samuel Williams, team foul #4 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Echevarria (SF) Michael Fisher | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Doug Christie (PF) Timothy Hodge | |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | Joe Smith scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Kevin Doucette | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Tindle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Echevarria (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Whaley (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Samuel Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Doucette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Doug Christie (fresh) C - Brian Gardner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle misses the fadeaway in the paint | 32-32 |
| 11:12 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle tips it back up and in | 34-32 |
| 10:48 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-32 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle is hacked by Doug Christie - foul #2 on Doug Christie, team foul #5 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Fisher (SF) Ralph Tindle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight (SF), Timothy Hodge (PF) Kevin Doucette, Brian Gardner | |
| 10:09 | Kentucky | James Echevarria knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Tony Michaelson | 37-32 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee | Joe Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Samuel Williams | 37-35 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson blows the dunk | 37-35 |
| 09:23 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee | Joe Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 08:56 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | George Whaley clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on Samuel Williams - foul #4 on Samuel Williams, team foul #6 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle (SG), John Hultgren (PF) Michael Fisher, Joshua Anderson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette (SG), Brian Gardner (C) Leroy McKnight, Doug Christie | |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | George Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | George Whaley misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge clanks a jump hook from the right block | 38-35 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Gardner | 38-35 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Hultgren | 38-35 |
| 07:57 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from close range | 38-35 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | John Hultgren tips it home | 40-35 |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | John Hultgren pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Tindle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Echevarria (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Hultgren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Whaley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Samuel Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Doucette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Hodge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Gardner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG), Michael Fisher (SF), Joshua Anderson (C) Tony Michaelson, James Echevarria, George Whaley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Doug Christie (PF) Timothy Hodge | |
| 06:39 | Tennessee | Joe Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Crickenberger | 43-35 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette is hacked by Joshua Anderson - foul #2 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG) David Crickenberger | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Joe Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Joe Smith, team foul #7 | 43-35 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | John Hultgren is hacked by Doug Christie - foul #3 on Doug Christie, team foul #8 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Echevarria (SG) Ralph Tindle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge (PF) Doug Christie | |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | John Hultgren makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | John Hultgren misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Brian Gardner | 44-35 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge hits the finger roll and the foul's on John Hultgren - foul #2 on John Hultgren, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Whaley (PF) John Hultgren | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Doug Christie (C) Brian Gardner | |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher is hacked by Samuel Williams - foul #5 on Samuel Williams, team foul #9 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight (SG), Eugene Burge (SF) Samuel Williams, Kevin Doucette | |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 04:05 | Tennessee | Eugene Burge clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-38 |
| 04:04 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Leroy McKnight - foul #1 on Leroy McKnight, team foul #10 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle (SG) Michael Fisher | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brian Gardner (C) Doug Christie | |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Tony Michaelson steals it from Eugene Burge | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Tindle (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Echevarria (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Whaley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Anderson (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joe Smith (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SG - Leroy McKnight (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Eugene Burge (fresh) PF - Timothy Hodge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Gardner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | James Echevarria misses long on a floater from close range | 47-38 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Fisher (SF) Ralph Tindle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette (PG) Eugene Burge | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-38 |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | James Echevarria gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-38 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee | Joe Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-38 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | George Whaley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-38 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | James Echevarria tips it in | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:41 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Doucette | 49-40 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | George Whaley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 49-40 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 49-40 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight gets the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Joe Smith loses the dribble to George Whaley | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Kevin Doucette is called for the reach on Tony Michaelson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Doucette, team foul #11 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (SG) James Echevarria | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Brian Gardner is fouled on the floor by Joshua Anderson - foul #3 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Echevarria (SG) David Crickenberger | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Joe Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Doucette | 50-40 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge clanks a runner from the left block | 50-40 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | George Whaley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Joe Smith is called for the reach on James Echevarria - foul #4 on Joe Smith, team foul #12 | 50-40 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | James Echevarria misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | James Echevarria misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Brian Gardner grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Brian Gardner scores on a runner from the baseline | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Doucette - foul #4 on Kevin Doucette, team foul #13 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (SG) James Echevarria | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Joe Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge gets the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight scores on a jumper from the baseline | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson runs out the clock | 52-44 |